Emily Berry is a Creative Writing PhD student at Birkbeck University of London researching the role of subversive humour in medical memoirs by women. As part the course she is writing a memoir about the summer she had breast cancer and other bodily delights. She has been workshopping the text at City Lit in London, UK and Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown, MA, USA. You can also read her writing on Substack. Previously she worked as a corporate communications professional and journalist. Since relocating from Jersey City, NJ to London, UK, Emily has become an active member with London Colour Walk and The Artist Recovery Club. She is one of the artists profiled in photographer Colin Allen’s Characters of the London Colour Walk book. She holds an M.S. in Journalism from Boston University, and a B.A. in Communication studies from Case Western Reserve University. Emily is addicted to going to ticketed events and waiting in long lines.